Scores of passengers have been kidnapped during another train attack in Edo state.
This was confirmed by the Edo state police command through its public relations officer, Chidi Nwabuzor.
In a statement, the police PRO said the abductors, armed with AK-47 rifles, invaded the train station in Igueben local government area and abducted passengers waiting to board to Warri.
Nwabuzor also confirmed that many passengers were injured as the abductors shot sporadically, with many left with bullet wounds.
“This is to inform the gentlemen of the press that today, 7th of January, 2023 at about 1600hrs, unspecified number of herdsmen armed with AK 47 riffles attacked the train station at Igueben, Edo State and kidnapped unspecified number of passengers who were waiting to board the train to Warri.
“The kidnappers who shot sporadically into the air before kidnapping some passengers left some persons with bullet wounds. The Area Commander Irrua, DPO Igueben Division, and men have visited the scene of crime with members of the Edo State Security Network, local vigilantes, and hunters with a view to protecting the lives and property of the remaining passengers,” part of the statement read.
Ikeja Bird notes that the attack came barely a year after over two hundred passengers in a Kaduna Abuja bound train were abducted.
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